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Network partner TakeAction Minnesota staged a protest against Wells Fargo at the bank’s offices in Minneapolis. The marches and protests were in response to major banks’ unwillingness to address the current foreclosure crisis. Over 200 people participated in the march,…
Minnesota donors to who give money to support or oppose ballot questions will have to disclose their spending, ruled the state’s Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. The disclosure requirements will have an impact on the upcoming 2012 election, when…
Network Partner Brennan Center for Justice has released a guide to new voter laws that go into effect in 2012.The report, Voting Law Changes in 2012, finds that more…
Ohio legislature’s proposed redistricting map scores last in redistricting competition Redistricting competitions, calls for transparency spread throughout Midwest
On Friday, August 26 and Saturday, August 27, Midwest Democracy Network will be attending the Democracy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. The conference will be covering many of the issues…
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Texas Rep. Ron Paul told a University of Iowa crowd that Americans should have the same right to remove federal judges as Iowans did with their historic vote last November to remove three State Supreme Court…
According to Gavel Grab, more than 100 law professors have signed a letter seeking action by Congress to establish “mandatory and enforceable” ethics rules for Supreme Court justices. The…
The federal judiciary is working on a plan in the event the federal government shuts down if Congress cannot agree on a budget.James Duff, the director of the federal judiciary administrative…
Common Cause is asking for a thorough accounting of a trip Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took in January 2008 that could have been grounds for recusal from ruling on the Citizens United v. Federal…
The Justice at Stake Campaign and the Brennan Center for Justice have written national bar leaders to support efforts toward state court recusal reform warning that “public confidence” in fair, impartial courts “is indeed in peril.”
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
Midwest reform groups declare support for demonstrators protesting…
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Census and Redistricting - 2009-2010
Midwest a hotspot for census, redistricting efforts
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